catastrophic

Example Sentences

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The result of this miscalculation may very well be catastrophic.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“If you are a major agricultural producer, then you have a vested interest, as does your insurer, to make sure that you don’t have catastrophic floods,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In 2009, he told me, he worked on a graduate research project on exactly that chokepoint: how critical it was, how catastrophic its closure would be for the global economy.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

But premiums also cover catastrophic events like hospital stays after a car crash or cancer treatment.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Feynman would have to go there, inspect the factory, and help them prevent a catastrophic nuclear accident.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin